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This report highlights the importance of realising that even the modern-day implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) with R wave synchronised appropriate shocks have a potential proarrhythmic effect. We present two cases of ventricular fibrillation induction resulting from an appropriate ICD shock observed in two different patients at our institution. Such cases have not been reported before. We discuss the possible reasons for our observations and are also submitting a pertinent literature review with our reports.
- arrhythmias
- cardiovascular medicine
- pacing and electrophysiology
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Contributors Both authors contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
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